Kill
Kill verb - To deprive of life.
Sink
Sink verb - To become worse or of less value.
How words are described
| high | high kill | high sink |
| single | single kill | single sink |
| powerful | powerful kill | powerful sink |
| actual | actual kill | actual sink |
| Other adjectives: real, big, potential, major, outright, next, literal. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Donkey Kong 64, Dogadon eventually becomes one of these in his second appearance — take too long to kill it after it starts to make the platform sink, and eventually the lava will kill you.
Source: Time-Limit Boss -
Sink-or-Swim Mentor: Kiron is this seeing he forced Ares to take on and kill any challengers that wanted to kill Kiron.
Source: Manhwa / Vagrant Soldier Ares - Sink-or-Swim Mentor: Ben sics a zombie in Mickey room and locks the door, forcing his friend to kill his (first) zombie.
Source: Film / The Battery
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